Orrs Run
Orrs Run is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Orrs Run Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Orrs Run mouth  Orrs Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Point Run divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles east-northeast of Roneys Point, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°03′57″N 80°33′54″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Middle Wheeling Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of Camp Giscowhego, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°02′43″N 80°33′31″W[1] |
• elevation | 932 ft (284 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.75 mi (2.82 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Middle Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 2.15 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Middle Wheeling Creek → Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hall Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | WV 41, Timber Haven Road |
Course
Orrs Run rises in a pond about 2 miles east-southeast of Roneys Point, West Virginia, and then flows generally southeast to join Middle Wheeling Creek about 0.25 miles northeast of Camp Giscowhego.[3]
Watershed
Orrs Run drains 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 306.78, and is about 46% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "Orrs Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- "Orrs Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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